After ¹  Jesus ²  called ³  the twelve ⁴  together, he gave them power and authority over all demons and to cure ⁵  diseases,

Then ¹  the seventy-two ²  returned with joy, saying, “Lord, even the demons submit to ³  us in your name!” ⁴ 

But if I cast out demons by the finger ¹  of God, then the kingdom of God ²  has already overtaken ³  you.

God is spirit, ¹  and the people who worship him must worship in spirit and truth.”

because you will not leave my soul in Hades, ¹  nor permit your Holy One to experience ²  decay.

After he had gone through those regions ¹  and spoken many words of encouragement ²  to the believers there, ³  he came to Greece, ⁴ 

To each person the manifestation of the Spirit is given for the benefit of all.

So also we, when we were minors, ¹  were enslaved under the basic forces ²  of the world.

If we live by the Spirit, let us also behave in accordance with ¹  the Spirit.

You believe that God is one; well and good. ¹  Even the demons believe that – and tremble with fear. ² 

Is anyone among you suffering? He should pray. Is anyone in good spirits? He should sing praises.

Josiah also got rid of ¹  the ritual pits used to conjure up spirits, ²  the magicians, personal idols, disgusting images, ³  and all the detestable idols that had appeared in the land of Judah and in Jerusalem. In this way he carried out the terms of the law ⁴  recorded on the scroll that Hilkiah the priest had discovered in the Lord’s temple.

He passed his sons through the fire ¹  in the Valley of Ben-Hinnom and practiced divination, omen reading, and sorcery. He set up a ritual pit to conjure up underworld spirits and appointed magicians to supervise it. ²  He did a great amount of evil in the sight of the Lord and angered him. ³ 

They sacrificed to demons, not God, to gods they had not known; to new gods who had recently come along, gods your ancestors ¹  had not known about.

But I ¹  trust in your faithfulness. May I rejoice because of your deliverance! ² 

Wild animals will rest there, the ruined ¹  houses will be full of hyenas. ²  Ostriches will live there, wild goats will skip among the ruins. ³ 

Shout for joy, Daughter Zion! ¹  Shout out, Israel! Be happy and boast with all your heart, Daughter Jerusalem!

The ¹  herdsmen ran off, went into the town, ²  and told everything that had happened to the demon-possessed men.

And if I cast out demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your sons ¹  cast them ²  out? For this reason they will be your judges.

John said to him, “Teacher, we saw someone casting out demons in your name, and we tried to stop him because he was not following us.”